Martin Havlat

CHICAGO — When Panthers general manager Dale Tallon walks into the packed United Center Thursday evening and looks up to the rafters where three of the past six Stanley Cup championship banners reside, he beams with pride.

When Tallon began his various roles as Blackhawks director of player personnel in 1998, assistant general manager in 2002 and finally general manager from 2005 to '09, Chicago had one playoff appearance in the previous 10 seasons and hadn't won a Stanley Cup since 1961.

During the playoffs of their 2010 title run, Tallon was nudged out of his decision-making role by Blackhawks team president John McDonough, supposedly because he didn't...

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